No. 18-7994

Daniel H. King v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-02-15
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: bureau-of-prisons civil-commitment civil-rights criminal-law criminal-procedure custody-transfer district-of-columbia due-process federal-jurisdiction federal-law habeas-corpus sentencing statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2019-03-22
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether someone serving a sentence imposed by the District of Columbia whose physical custody was transferred to the Bureau of Prisons is 'in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons' for purposes of 18 U.S.C. § 4248

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether someone serving a sentence imposed by the District of Columbia whose physical custody was transferred to the Bureau of Prisons is “in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons” for purposes of 18 U.S.C. § 4248.

Docket Entries

2019-03-25
Petition DENIED.
2019-03-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/22/2019.
2019-02-27
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2019-02-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 18, 2019)

Attorneys

Daniel H. King
Eric Joseph BrignacOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
Eric Joseph BrignacOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent